What Supermodel Karolina Kurkova Eats In A Day

Fried food may not be the most healthful stuff you can munch on, but at least Karolina Kurkova has a healthy attitude toward it. "If you're in a moment or in a great place where certain foods are made with love, even if it's fried, you should have it!" the supermodel recently told People. Still, the 33-year-old — who's fronted the cover of Vogue and walked down many a Victoria's Secret and high-fashion runway — keeps a watchful eye on what she's eating more often than not … and she's not shy to share what she's learned along the way. Here's all you should know (and the tips you should steal!).

She makes hearty breakfasts.

Morning meals are the easiest ones to slack off on, but Kurkova's breakfasts are creative and filling. She tends to take a classic ingredient — like Greek yogurt or eggs — and add nutritious topping. Some of her favorite combos are yogurt with seeds, berries, and cacao nibs for sweetness and eggs with any leftover veggies she's got in the fridge.

Karolina is the queen of smoothies.

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She'll make them for breakfast if she's short on time, but more often than not, Kurkova knocks back a smoothie for some added energy during the day. Her son's signature mix is one of her favorites (it's got strawberries, blueberries, bananas, almond butter, coconut milk, and chocolate coconut protein), but Kurkova switches the ingredients up nearly every time. She's a fan of adding healthy fats like avocado or cod liver oil, seeds (like chia, hemp, or flax), and banana. "I always have [them] cut and ready in the freezer," she shared with The Cut.

Her lunches and dinners follow a formula, but they're not boring.

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In every one of her meals, you'll find a good mix of protein and vegetables. But if you take that to mean steamed chicken and spinach day in and day out, think again. For lunch she often has grilled salmon and asparagus with a little rice or green salad with avocado. Dinner might be something more indicative of her Czech roots, like beef stew with veggies or leek and potato soup.

She knows when to ask for help.

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Even though she enjoys cooking, Kurkova is not above a meal kit when she's in a time crunch. And the ones she prefers don't even require spending time in the kitchen. She's a fan of Sakara food deliveries, which include already-made plant-based meals like beet burgers and soba noodle bowls.

Sweets are not off-limits.

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Kurkova's a bonafide chocoholic, telling StyleCaster her favorite snack is "everything chocolate." Plus, you might have noticed she loves a taste of the stuff in her smoothies, too. After dinner, she likes to splurge on a few cubes of raw chocolate, but sometimes even that's not enough to quiet her sweet tooth. "I believe in enjoying food and not always being super strict," Kurkova said to People. So every once in a while, you'll see a rogue vanilla pudding or cake on her Instagram feed. (Topped with chocolate, of course.)

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Sarah WeinbergDeputy EditorSarah Weinberg is the deputy editor at Delish and has covered food, travel, home, and lifestyle for a number of publications, including Food Network Magazine and Country Living.

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